Tasman District
Tasman District
Te Tai o Aorere | |
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Maruia Falls | |
Tasman within New Zealand | |
| Coordinates: 41°30′S 172°48′E / 41.5°S 172.8°E | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| District | Tasman District |
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| Community boards |
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| Formed | 1 November 1989 |
| Seat | Richmond |
| Government | |
| • Body | Tasman District Council |
| • Mayor | Tim King |
| • Deputy Mayor | Stuart Bryant |
| Area | |
• Total | 9,615.58 km2 (3,712.60 sq mi) |
| Population (June 2024) | |
• Total | 59,800 |
| • Density | 6.2/km2 (16/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+12 (NZST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+13 (NZDT) |
| Postcode(s) | |
| ISO 3166 code | NZ-TAS |
| HDI (2022) | 0.933 very high · 7th |
| Website | www |
Tasman District (Māori: Te Tai o Aorere) is a local government district in the northwest of the South Island of New Zealand. It borders the Canterbury Region, West Coast Region, Marlborough Region and Nelson City. It is administered by the Tasman District Council, a unitary authority, which sits at Richmond, with community boards serving outlying communities in Motueka and Golden Bay / Mohua. The city of Nelson has its own unitary authority separate from Tasman District, and together they comprise a single region in some contexts, but not for local government functions or resource management (planning) functions.